Meeting Abstract S6-3  Saturday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:30  The role of mitonuclear incompatibilities during ecological speciation in extremophile poeciliid fishes GREENWAY, R.*; HAVIRD, J.C.; KELLEY, J.L.; TOBLER, M.; Kansas State University; University of Texas at Austin; Washington State University; Kansas State University greenrs@ksu.edu http://rsgreenway.wixsite.com/greenway Hybrid breakdown due to mitonuclear incompatibilities (incompatibilities between genes encoded by the […]

Meeting Abstract S6-7  Saturday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 12:00  Speciation and Sexual Selection as Processes to Maintain Mitonuclear Coadapation HILL, G. E.; HILL, Geoffrey; Auburn University ghill@auburn.edu http://www.thehilllab.com/ Eukaryotic performance hinges on the coordinated function of the products of the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes in achieving oxidative phosphorylation. Because two genomes are involved, function is maintained only […]

Meeting Abstract S6-10  Saturday, Jan. 5 14:30 – 15:00  Sex and mitonuclear adaptation in experimental C. elegans populations WERNICK, RI; CHRISTY, SF; HOWE, DK; SULLINS, JA; RAMIREZ, JF; SARE, M; PENLEY, MJ; MORRAN, LT; DENVER, DR; ESTES, S*; Oregon State University; Portland State University; Oregon State University; Portland State University; Portland State University; Emory University; Emory University; […]

Meeting Abstract S6-6  Saturday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:30  Mitonuclear coevolution and the genetics of speciation in Tigriopus californicus. WATSON, Eric T.*; EDMANDS, Suzanne; University of Southern California ericwats@usc.edu Eukaryotic biology is genetically encoded by a nuclear genome and one or many cytoplasmic genomes. The division of labor between these organelles requires their functional and evolutionary integration […]

Meeting Abstract S6-5  Saturday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 11:00  Mitonuclear Ecophysiology: The Cooperative Genomics of Environmental Adaptation HAVIRD, JC; Univ. of Texas, Austin jhavird@utexas.edu http://jchavird.wixsite.com/jchavird Eukaryotes sustain the energy necessary to maintain cellular function through the coordinated actions of genes found in two different genomes: the nuclear and mitochondrial (mt) genomes. It follows that energetically expensive physiological […]

Meeting Abstract S6-11  Saturday, Jan. 5 15:00 – 15:30  Mitochondrial physiology, mitonuclear interactions, and adaptation to environmental stressors HEALY, TM; MCKENZIE, JL; CHUNG, DJ; BRENNAN, RS; WHITEHEAD, A; SCHULTE, PM*; SCHULTE, Patricia; University of British Columbia; University of British Columbia; University of British Columbia; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis; University of British Columbia pschulte@zoology.ubc.ca […]

Meeting Abstract S6-4  Saturday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 10:00  Mitochondrial adaptations to fluctuating oxygen levels in hypoxia-tolerant marine bivalves SOKOLOVA, Inna; University of Rostock inna.sokolova@uni-rostock.de Mitochondria play a central role in ATP provisioning, redox and Ca2+ homeostasis, cellular signaling and life death decisions of aerobic organisms. Animal mitochondria are extremely sensitive to fluctuating oxygen (O2 ) levels […]

Meeting Abstract S6-9  Saturday, Jan. 5 14:00 – 14:30  Mitochondrial Replication Error and Senescence HOOD, Wendy*; WILLIAMS, Ashley; HILL, Geoffrey ; Auburn University ; Auburn University ; Auburn University wrhood@auburn.edu http://www.thehoodlaboratory.com In recent decades, ecologists and evolutionary biologists have investigated how various environmental challenges might lead to oxidative stress to evaluate the contribution of these stressors to […]

Meeting Abstract S6-1  Saturday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:30  Maternal inheritance of mitochondria, and implications for male health DOWLING, DK; Monash University damian.dowling@monash.edu http://www.damiandowlinglab.com Maternal transmission of mitochondria renders the mtDNA sequence prone to the accumulation of mutations that are deleterious to male, but not female, function. In this talk, I will describe the evolutionary logic underlying […]

Meeting Abstract S6-2  Saturday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 09:00  Does Oxidative Stress Differ Between Mammals and Birds? JIMENEZ, A.G.*; ANDERSON, K; O’CONNOR, E; TOBIN, K; WINWARD, J; WINNER, R; CHINCHILLI, E; AMY, M; CARLSON, K; DOWNS, C. J.; Colgate University; Colgate University; Colgate University; Colgate University; Colgate University; Hamilton College; Hamilton College; Hamilton College; Hamilton College; Hamilton […]